Government of India Ministry of Textiles Request for Proposals (RFP) for Textile Industry Association working with Textile MSME for skill development in MSMEs in Textile Sector Empanelmentof Implementing Partners for undertaking training programme under “समथ(Samarth)” Scheme for Capacity Building in Textiles Sector (SCBTS) Online Proposal Submission Start Date 10 th February, 2020 Online Proposal Submission End Date 2 nd March, 2020
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Government of India Ministry of Textiles
Request for Proposals (RFP)
for Textile Industry Association working with Textile MSME for skill
development in MSMEs in Textile Sector
Empanelmentof Implementing Partners for undertaking training programme
under
“समर्थ(Samarth)” Scheme for Capacity Building in
Textiles Sector (SCBTS)
Online Proposal Submission Start Date 10th February, 2020
Online Proposal Submission End Date 2nd March, 2020
1. Introduction
(i) Ministry of Textiles vide earlier RFP closed on 12.08.2019, had invited
participation of Industry / Industry Association / Chamber of Commerce for
participating with the Government for skill development in Textiles Sector.
Further through RFP closed on 11.2019, Industry / Industry Association were
invited for up-skilling / re-skilling of the existing textiles workers for captive
requirement of the Industry.
2. Objectives
(i) The objective of the current RFP is to partner with Textile Industry Association
working with textile MSME for skill development in MSMEs in textile sector. The
participation is open to Industry Associations generally for conducting training on
behalf of MSMEs located in their respective clusters. The participation is open for
such Association which are listed in the list at Annexure-I (As per the record of
the office of Textile Commissioner).
(ii) Any other Industry Association which is engaged with MSME textile units, but is
not listed in Annexure-I and is desirous of conducting such skill development for
their member units may write to office of Textile Commissioner at [email protected]
to include their names in the list.
3. Terms and Conditions
(i) The Ministry through this RFP intends to empanel Textile Industry
Associations working with MSME textile unit as per the record of the office of
Textile Commissioner (Annexure-I) as Implementing Partners (IPs) to
undertake training programmes across the entire value chain of organized
textiles sectors (except Spinning & Weaving) on the terms and conditions as
stipulated in the scheme guidelines which have been issued on 23rd April,
2018.
(ii) The empanelment of Implementing Partners will be based on the following
parameters:
a. Organization credential (from amongst the Industry Association listed at
Annexure.
b. Financial criteria.
(iii) Empanelment of the agencies will be provisional and target for training under the scheme will be awarded to the agency subject to the availability of the training target, budget and training capacity as laid down by the Ministry from time to time.
(iv) Trainees under the scheme will be selected through a transparent and inclusive process. The trainee must be a citizen of India possessing an Aadhaar Card (unless exempted under Aadhaar Act, 2016) with age over 14 years. Preference will be given to the marginalized social groups like women,
SC/ST, differently-abled persons, minorities and persons from the BPL category.
(v) A minimum of 80% attendance during training is mandatory for a trainee to be
eligible for assessment. Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System integrated with centralized MIS will be adopted to ensure real time attendance of the trainers and the trainees.
(vi) Infrastructure for conduct of Training: The IP must possess the requisite
training infrastructure as laid down in the Training Centre(TC) infrastructure protocol downloadable form the Samarth website (https://samarth-textiles.gov.in ).
(vii) Trainer: Each of the training centres will be run by a qualified trainer and
support staff. The capacity of the trainers shall be enhanced through a comprehensive Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme. Training of Trainers will be conducted by the Resource Support Agency (RSA) of Samarth and Sector Skill Councils in line with the common norms and guidelines of MSDE.
(viii) Course Content: Only the courses which are aligned with NSQF and approved
by the RSA will be offered to the trainees. The content for each course/programme shall be need-based to meet the highest standards and requirements of the related industry segment, including awareness about labour laws, and will be designed by the RSA in consultation with the industry. Use of multimedia content and other applications of Information Technology (IT) would be encouraged.
(ix) Mandatory CCTV recording has to be done for the entire training programme. Recordings have to be kept by Implementing Partners (IP) for a minimum period of one year from the date of completion of training programme.
(x) Assessment and Certification: Third Party Assessment and Certification will be mandatory for all the eligible trainees. The RSA will specify the assessment protocol and procedure inline with the Common Norms of the MSDE. Assessment Agencies will be required to ensure video recording of the entire assessment process and record to be kept for one year from date of assessment.
(xi) Placement: The IP shall provide placement to 70% of successfully certified trainees, trained in organized sector under the scheme in wage employment.
(xii) Post Placement Tracking: Each trainee will be tracked by the IP for a period of one year from the date of certification of training. The IP will be required to upload the details of placement and tracking on MIS every month alongwith the supporting documentary proof.
(xiii) Funding: The assistance under the scheme will be only towards the cost heads (refer para 7.4.1. of the scheme guidelines) covered under the Common Norms of the MSDE and agreed to by the Ministry under this scheme. Detailed costing of training programme under “Samarth” may be referred to at annexure-III of the scheme guidelines.
(xiv) Where any implementing partner is already obtaining assistance from GOI or State Government under any other scheme for any cost component or where Government infrastructure is involved in the training, appropriate deduction from GOI share shall be made as per the cost norms notified by MSDE from time to time.
(xv) Sub-contracting / sub-letting of the training programme, fully or partially under the scheme is strictly prohibited. Any direct or indirect evidence of sub-contracting / sub-letting will result in cancellation of the training target allocated to the agency and will also attract penalty under the agreement and including forfeiture of Performance security.
(xvi) Target allocation for Textile Industry Associations allocation is for meeting the captive requirement of skilled manpower of its member textile unit.
(xvii) The empanelment of agencies will be valid till March, 2020. (xviii) For more details in respect of any point, please refer to the scheme guidelines
issued on 23rd April, 2018 (available at www.texmin.nic.in/ Samarth website https://samarth-textiles.gov.in ).
4. Minimum Qualification Criteria
4.1 Types of Applicant
The skilling programme will be implemented through the following Implementing Partner and it would be in existence as such for a period of at least three financial years as on 01.04.2019.
A. Textile Industry Association working for MSME textile units from amongst the list at Annexure-I. The list of such association is based on the record of office of the Textiles Commissioner.
4.2 Minimum Turnover
S. No. Type of Organization Minimum Average Turnover
(based on the average of
last three financial years)
1 Associations involved with MSME textile industries as members as per the record of office of the Textiles Commissioner.
Rs. 50 Lacs
5. General Conditions
The interested applicant will be required to apply online through MIS (Samarth portal) following the under mentioned process (https://samarth-textiles.gov.in ).
(i) The applicant should pay application processing fee (non–refundable) of Rs.
5,000/- in the form of Demand Draft (DD) drawn in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi. The original DD will have to be sent to the Under Secretary, HRD, Udyog Bhawan, Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi within 7 days of submission of application in online. A scanned of this DD to be uploaded in MIS (Samarth Portal) while submitting the application. The proposal will be treated as incomplete and cancelled in case of non-receipt of Original DD in the Ministry.
(ii) Empanelment of applicant is based on meeting the “Minimum Qualification Criteria" as for availing assistance under the scheme prescribed in this RFP.
(iii) Applicant will be required to submit a Performance Security in the form of bank guarantee to the tune of 5% of the total eligible government funding at the time of signing of Memorandum of Agreement which will remain valid for a period of sixty days beyond the date of completion of the project.
(iv) The Applicant will utilize the funds released to it for the purposes for which the same are sanctioned. Under no circumstances, the funds will be utilized for purposes other than those specified under the project.
(v) Applicant shall be responsible for training center’s infrastructure resources, trainee mobilization, assessment & certification, placement and post placement tracking as per the scheme guidelines. Any amendments to the scheme guidelines shall be applicable and binding on the empaneled IP.
(vi) Any applicant who is found to have a Conflict of Interest shall be disqualified. The conflict of Interest will arise if:
a) a constituent/ principal of such applicant is also a constituent/ principal
of another applicant; or b) such applicant or any associate is an existing consultant to the Ministry
or its organization in the preparation of any documents, design or technical specifications of the scheme.
(vii) An applicant shall be liable for disqualification if any legal, financial or technical
adviser of the Ministry in relation to the scheme is engaged by the applicant, its member or any associate thereof, as the case may be, in any manner for matters related to or incidental to the project.
(viii) The applicant shall open a separate dedicated Escrow Bank Account for
conducting training programme under the scheme and also to map on Public Financial Management System (PFMS).
(ix) Any entity which has been barred by the Central/ State Government, or any
Ministry under, from participating in any project (PPP or otherwise) would not be eligible to apply. An undertaking to this effect has to be furnished by the agency in the prescribed format.
(x) Notwithstanding anything contained in this RFP, the Ministry reserves the right to accept or reject any or all application and to annul the selection process at any time without any liability or any obligation for such acceptance, rejection or annulment, without assigning any reason thereof.
(xi) The premise of the training centre must either be under the ownership of the concerned Industry Association or its member unit(s). In case of rented/leased premise, the lease document must establish the relationship. This will be verified at an appropriate stage prior to target allocation/commencement of training.
(xii) Applicants requiring any clarification on the RFP may send their queries via
email at [email protected]. The Ministry will respond to the queries within a period of 10 (Ten) days. However, the Ministry reserves the right not to respond to any query or provide any clarification, in its sole discretion and nothing in this Clause shall be taken or read as compelling or requiring the Ministry to respond to any question or to provide any clarification.
(xiii) The Ministry may also on its own motion, if deemed necessary, issue
interpretations and clarifications which shall be duly uploaded on the Ministry's website (www.texmin.nic.in). All clarifications and interpretations issued by the Ministry shall be deemed to be a part of the RFP.
(xiv) The Ministry may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to
clarifications requested by any applicant, modify the RFP by the issuance of Addenda.
(xv) The empanelment of agencies will be entirely at the discretion of the Ministry.
The applicants will be deemed to have understood and agreed that no explanation or justification on any aspect of the empanelling process will be given.
(xvi) The Ministry reserves the right to reject any application which is incomplete in
any respect and no request for alteration, modification, substitution or withdrawal shall be entertained by the Ministry thereof.
(xvii) The agency will furnish details of the training centre(s) available along with the seating capacity and relevant machines as per the course curriculum proposed. The training infrastructure will be verified physically by the authorized agencies appointed by the Ministry of Textiles and minimum training requirement will have to be submitted online.
(xviii) Acknowledging the high levels of employment of women in the sector after the training, all partner institutions and employers will be required to comply with the guidelines regarding Internal Complaints Committee to be constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 to become eligible for funding under the scheme
(xix) The implementing partners are encouraged to skill Divyang Jan for the Jobs Roles as defined by Department of Empowerment of Persons With Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in conjunction with NSDA.
(xx) The Training Centre capacity would be calculated as described below:
Duration of course - 300hrs subject to maximum training period of 2 months including 8 hours of training per day and holidays. No. of batches in a year - 6 batches (N) subject to maximum capacity of 30 trainees per batch (R) So training capacity = (N)X(R) =6X30=180 trainees per training centre/year (one classroom and one lab being taken into consideration)
6. Document to be submitted in online proposal
6.1 Organization Credentials All the following documents have to be uploaded in the online application:
(i) Application Processing Fee (scanned copy of Demand Draft of requisite amount). Original DD is required to be sent to the Ministry of Textiles.
(ii) Details of the applicant entity with contact number and email id (on the letter head of the organization)
(iii) Power of Attorney for Signing of Application (on the letter head of the organization). The authorized person having power of Attorney for signing of application will only be allowed to submit the application with his valid Digital Signature Certificate.
(iv) A copy of the PAN Card
(v) Online declaration form by the applicant entity for not having been barred by the Central/State government or any of its bodies including CPSEs for any project (on letter head of the organization) and it is to be digitally signed.
(vi) An affidavit detailing the number of training and job requirement for each member unit.
(vii) An affidavit from its member (MSME textile industries) to the effect of
providing training and requisite percentage of trainees in wage employment as per scheme guidelines.
(viii) An undertaking stating that existing employees will not be trained under the scheme.
6.2 Minimum Average Turnover
Audited Annual Financial Statement of the last 3 years and Statutory Auditor's Certificate in the prescribed format. Detailed information along to be filled up online.
7. General Instructions for submission of application
(i) Applicant shall be required to apply online through https://samarth-textiles.gov.in in response to this RFP document. Acknowledgement receipt will be generated on successful submission of online application.
(ii) As part of the enrolment process, the applicants will be required to choose a unique username and assign a password for their accounts.
(iii) Applicants are advised to register their valid email address and mobile numbers as part of the registration process. These email-ids would be used for any communication from the Ministry of Textiles.
(iv) The Application shall be digitally signed by the authorized signatory of the applicant.
(v) During registration, the applicants will be required to register through their valid Digital Signature Certificate (Class II or Class III Certificates with signing key usage) issued by any Certifying Authority recognized by India CCA.
(vi) Only one valid DSC should be registered by an applicant. Please note that the applicants are responsible to ensure that they do not lend their DSC's to others which may lead to misuse.
(vii) Applications submitted by fax, e-mail and hard copy shall not be entertained and shall be rejected.
(viii) Failure to furnish the required information in the application or submitting incomplete application may result in the rejection of the application.
(ix) This RFP will remain open from 10th February, 2020. (x) Applicants should take into account any corrigendum published on the
RFP document before submitting their bids.
(xi) The Applicant has to digitally sign and upload the required supporting documents one by one as indicated in the RFP document.
(xii) Applicant should log into the Samarth portal well in advance for application submission so that they can upload the application in time i.e. on or before the application submission time. Applicant will be responsible for any delay due to other issues.